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Royal Gold Cup
The Royal Gold Cup is a solid gold covered cup lavishly decorated with enamel and pearls
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works was a 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives based in Paterson, New Jersey in the United States
raccoon
The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America
Robert Hues
Robert Hues (1553-1632) was an English mathematician and geographer who made observations of the variations of the compass off the coast of Newfoundland
rings of Neptune
The rings of Neptune were discovered in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and are tenuous, faint and dusty, and resemble the rings of Jupiter more closely than those of Saturn or Uranus
Ratanakiri
Ratanakiri is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west
Rolls-Royce Merlin
The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British, liquid-cooled, 27-litre (1,650 cu in) capacity, V-12 piston aero engine, designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited
Race Against Time Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa
Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa is a non-fiction book written by Stephen Lewis (pictured) for the Massey Lectures
ruffed lemur
The ruffed lemur is a Strepsirhine primate and the largest extant lemur within the family Lemuridae
RomanPersian Wars
The Roman-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between states of the Greco-Roman world and two successive Iranian empires
Richard Gavin Reid
Richard Gavin Reid (1879-1980) was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935
Rolls-Royce R
The Rolls-Royce R was a British aero engine designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815-1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic
Ruff
The Ruff is a medium-sized wader that breeds on marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia
Ross Sea party
The Ross Sea party was a component of Sir Ernest Shackletons Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-17
Rosewood massacre
The Rosewood massacre was a violent, racially motivated conflict that took place during the first week of January 1923 in rural Levy County, Florida
Rampart Dam
The Rampart Dam was a hydroelectric power proposal in the 1950s and 1960s by the US Army Corps of Engineers to dam the Yukon River in Alaska, United States
Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge is a Grade I listed 18th-century stone arch bridge which crosses the River Thames at Richmond, in southwest London, England, connecting the two halves of the present-day London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Rhinemaidens
The Rhinemaidens are the three water-nymphs who appear in Richard Wagners opera cycle Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Rudolf Wolters
Rudolf Wolters (1903-1983) was a German architect and government official, known for his longtime association with fellow architect and Third Reich official Albert Speer
Ramblin Wreck
The Ramblin Wreck is the official mascot of the student body at the Georgia Institute of Technology
restoration of the Everglades
The restoration of the Everglades is an ongoing effort to remedy damage inflicted on the environment of southern Florida during the 20th century
retiarius
A retiarius was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a fisherman: a weighted net (rete, hence the name), a three-pointed trident, and a dagger (pugio)
Riven
Riven is the sequel to the highly successful computer game Myst
Red River Trails
The Red River Trails were a network of ox cart routes connecting the Red River Colony and Fort Garry in British North America, with the head of navigation on the Mississippi River in the United States
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-crossd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States
Rosettahome
Rosetta@home is a distributed computing project for protein structure prediction on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) platform, run by the Baker laboratory at the University of Washington
Rokeby Venus
The Rokeby Venus is a painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, in the National Gallery, London
Rongorongo
Rongorongo is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that appears to be writing or proto-writing
Ryan White
Ryan White (1971-1990) was a young man from Kokomo, Indiana who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS, after being expelled from school because of his infection
Roy Welensky
Roy Welensky (1907-1991) was a White African politician and the second and final prime minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Russian Circassian War
The Russian-Circassian War was the period of hostilities between the Russian Empire and the inhabitants of Circassia during the Russian invasion and occupation of the Circassian region
Ran
Ran is an Oscar-winning 1985 film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa
Rihanna
Rihanna born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988 is a Barbadian singer
Redwood National and State Parks
The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the Pacific Ocean coast of northern California
Royal Blue
The Royal Blue was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's flagship passenger train between New York City and Washington, DC in the United States, beginning in 1890
Refinance
Refinance is the process of getting a new source of loan finance
Rose Garden Tips
Roses ultimately love sunshine, so provide them with the best spot possible and make sure they receive at least 6 hours of sunshine every day.
Reactive attachment disorder
Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is the diagnostic term for severe and relatively uncommon disorders of attachment that can affect children
Rubber Mulch
Is made from recycling car tyres for playground flooring safety, horse arena footing and landscaping
Reverse Mortgages
A reverse mortgage (known as lifetime mortgage in the United Kingdom) is a loan available to seniors (62 and over in the United States), and is used to release the home equity in the property as one lump sum or multiple payments
Rotavirus
Rotavirus is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are often credited with launching the global environmental movement
Real Estate
Real estate or immovable property is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings.
Royalty Free Music
Also known as stock music is licensed to a user for a single fee
Roulette Betting Strategy
You have better odds playing the european roulette wheel.
Rocket French
Rocket French can teach you french fluently in 8 weeks
Repayment Mortgage
the repayment mortgage was, until recently, the standar type of mortgage available in the UK.